JOURNEY TO DEATH
Simon Langdan
The Guild
Spectrum 128K (converted 1992)
You are Hathlon. You have been hired by Thorion the merchant to release
the souls from the vault of Castle Death. You must find the three
magical objects in the castle. You have a magic sword and some coins with
you. Type DICT to find the vocabulary you can use. While you do not need
to kill every nasty opponent you come across, judicious use of KILL will
gain you a higher score. The lamp light is limitless - bonus!
This game is relatively straightforward. There are dead ends and red
herrings and you may have to retrace your steps a lot, but it is logical
and there are no unusual twists or exotic loops you have to go through.
INVENTORY (you have a sword and coins), N, W, S, HELP, BUY TUBE, N, E, N,
N, N, NW, N, GET LAMP, E, E, SE, DOWN, LIGHT LAMP, E, E, E, DIG, TAKE
RING, EXAMINE RING (xizy), WEAR RING, W, NE, N, N, KILL RAT, TAKE
FLIPPERS, EXAMINE FLIPPERS (could help you swim faster), S, S, SW, W, W,
SE, E, DOWN, HELP, WEAR FLIPPERS, SWIM SOUTH, HELP, SWIM SOUTH, DIG, TAKE
KEY, SWIM NORTH, SWIM NORTH, UP, W, DROP TUBE, REMOVE FLIPPERS, DROP
FLIPPERS, NW, LAMP OFF, UP, KILL DOG (he shows up in various places. Once
you kill him he is no threat, but a bug in the program allows you to get
two messages - a dead dog and a dog - ignore those messages. Sometimes
you will see a dog but you cannot kill him - ignore those messages also.
The point is that you do not need to kill the dog at all).
Go W, W, N, N, UNLOCK GATE, DROP KEY, N, LIGHT LAMP, KILL GHOUL, E, TAKE
HAIRCLIP, EXAMINE HAIRCLIP, W, HELP, UNLOCK DOOR, DROP HAIRCLIP, N, N, N,
(ignore the cart), N (ignore the knife), W, TAKE MEAT, HELP, E, S, S, S,
S, W, TAKE FLASK, EXAMINE FLASK (full of air), OPEN GRATE, DOWN, W, N,
SEARCH ROOM, TAKE PAPER, READ PAPER (dath is in the language of demons),
S, E, UP, UP, TAKE MASK, DOWN, E, S, SE, SE, DOWN, SE, TAKE FLIPPERS,
WEAR FLIPPERS, TAKE TUBE, DROP PAPER, DROP MEAT, E, DOWN, WEAR MASK, WEAR
FLASK, SWIM SOUTH, SWIM DOWN, DIG, TAKE TALISMAN, EXAMINE TALISMAN
(Axizy@ and Award@), WEAR TALISMAN, UP, SWIM NORTH, UP, W.
REMOVE FLIPPERS, DROP FLIPPERS, REMOVE MASK, DROP MASK, REMOVE FLASK,
DROP FLASK, TAKE PAPER, TAKE MEAT, DROP TUBE, NW, UP, NW, NW, N, W, DOWN,
W, W, W, N, S, E, E, E, UP, UP, UP, UP, NW, UP, KILL BAT (you can ignore
the bell if you wish or ring it), DOWN, SE, OPEN DOOR, N, SEARCH DESK,
TAKE BOOK, READ BOOK (a recipe for turning someone into a frog - this is
a red herring), EXAMINE BOOK (xizy), S, E, HELP, GIVE MEAT, W, S, DOWN,
W, W, TAKE FOOD, HELP, EAT FOOD, W, N, N, N, SAY DATH, N, SAY XIZY, N, E,
OPEN VAULT. You return home and are finished. Score 230/230.
Terri Sheehan
2004-11-05
